Equipment

New York-Canada Border Traffic Hits Record High

February 9, 1999
• by Staff

Commercial traffic crossing the Niagara River between western New York and southern Ontario, Canada, hit an all-time high in 1998, reports Business First.

Nearly 2.27 million trucks crossed the border in 1998, up 4.8% from 1997. Analysts say free trade, good economies in both countries and a low Canadian dollar are the reasons for the traffic.Customs is using electronic processing to help speed the greater number of trucks across the border. A Canadian vehicle processing center is scheduled to open Aug. 1 at the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ontario, to help increase border efficiency. A twin span for the Peace Bridge is scheduled to be built by 2002.

Nikola and Ryder have mutually agreed to end their exclusive partnership on Nikola’s hydrogen electric Class 8 trucks, allowing Nikola to work with major truck dealerships to sell and service Nikola trucks.

Near-zero-emission natural gas trucks have been deemed feasible for drayage operations by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. A May 2020 addendum to their Feasibility Assessment for Drayage Trucks upgraded currently available trucks to the highest technology readiness level.